Le Havre
Auxerre
Match summary
Auxerre took a 3-1 win at Le Havre.
In the first half, Danny Namaso put Auxerre ahead in the 40th minute, set up by Kévin Danois. In the second half, Namaso made it 0-2 in the 61st minute, set up by Romain Faivre, Rayan Fofana pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 66th minute, set up by Hakim Dongopandji, and Romain Faivre made it 1-3 in the 80th minute, set up by Danny Namaso.
The chances backed that up: Auxerre created 1.97 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Le Havre's 1.59 from 15.
Le Havre hosted Auxerre in Ligue 1 on matchday 7, recording 52 percent possession and edging the territorial battle with 101 attacks compared to 87 for the visitors. Despite dominating the general play and registering 15 shots against Auxerre's 13, Le Havre could not convert their pressure into a positive result. Both sides managed 6 shots on target, while Le Havre won 7 corners to Auxerre's 4 and completed 418 passes with an 81 percent accuracy. The hosts made 16 fouls and received 1 yellow card, whereas Auxerre committed 22 fouls and collected 2 yellow cards.
The scoring opened in the 40th minute when Danny Namaso struck a right-footed shot to give Auxerre a 0-1 half-time lead. Clément Akpa received a yellow card for Auxerre in the 43rd minute. After the break, Naouirou Ahamada was cautioned in the 50th minute, followed by a yellow card for Le Havre player Mouhamed Lamine Ndiaye in the 54th minute. Danny Namaso scored his second right-footed goal in the 61st minute to make it 0-2. Rayan Fofana pulled a goal back for Le Havre with a right-footed shot in the 66th minute, but Romain Faivre sealed the 1-3 victory for Auxerre with a right-footed shot in the 80th minute.
